Time-to-contact

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Time-to-contact is the visual information that observers use in fundamental tasks such as landing an airplane or hitting a ball. Time-to-contact has been a hot topic in perception and action for many years and although many articles have been published on this topic, a comprehensive overview or assessment of the theory does not yet exist. This book fills an important gap and will have appeal to the perception and action community. The book is divided into four sections. Section one covers the foundation of time-to-contact, Section two covers different behavioral approaches to time-to-contact estimation, Section three focuses on time-to-contact as perception and strategy, and Section four covers time-to-contact and action regulation.

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TIME-TO-CONTACT Heiko Hecht Geert J.P. Savelsburgh Editors Elsevier TIME-TO-CONTACT ADVANCES IN PSYCHOLOGY 135 135 Editor: G.E. STELMACH ELSEVIER Amsterdam -– Boston –- Heidelberg -– London -– New York -– Oxford –- Paris San Diego -– San Francisco -– Singapore –- Sydney –- Tokyo TIME-TO-CONTACT Edited by Heiko Hecht Department of Psychology, University of Mainz, University Germany Geert J.P. Savelsburgh Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2004 ELSEVIER Amsterdam -– Boston –- Heidelberg -– London -– New York -– Oxford –- Paris San Diego –- San Francisco -– Singapore –- Sydney –- Tokyo ELSEVIER B.V. Sara Burgerhartstraat 25 P.O. Box 211,1000 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands ELSEVIER Inc. 525 B Street Suite 1900, San Diego CA 92101-4495, USA ELSEVIER Ltd The Boulevard Langford Lane, Kidlington, Langford Oxford OX5 1GB, UK ELSEVIER Ltd 84 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8RR UK ElsevierB.V. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This work is protected under copyright by Elsevier B.V., and the following terms and conditions apply to its use: Photocopying Single photocopies of single chapters may be made for personal use as allowed by national copyright laws. Permission of the Publisher and payment of a fee is required for all other photocopying, including multiple or systematic copying, copying for advertising or promotional purposes, puiposes, resale, and all forms of document delivery. Special rates are available for educational institutions that wish to make photocopies for non-profit educational classroom use. Permissions may be sought directly from from Elsevier’s Elsevier's Rights Department in Oxford, Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 1865 843830, fax 1865 853333, e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Requests may also be completed on-line via the Elsevier homepage (+44) 1865 (http:/ /www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions). /www.else vier.com/locate/permissions). In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (+1) (978) 7508400, fax: (+1) (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) 20 7631 5555; fax: (+44) 20 7631 5500. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments. Derivative Works Tables of contents may be reproduced for internal circulation, but permission of the Publisher is required for external resale or distribution of such material. Permission of the Publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission